QOTD: Feminism isn’t about making women stronger……
Are you a Feminist? What does the word mean to you? Is it a positive or negative term to you? Share your thoughts here!
#13Percent: Want to talk about gender balance in local government leadership? Read on…..
Are you going to the ICMA conference in Seattle in September? Do you want to show your support for all things #13Percent? If so, write these sessions down in ink so you won’t miss a single opportunity to talk about gender equity in local government leadership. Click HERE for convenient list of Women's Sessions at [...]
Mentoring Corner: The best jobs for every personality type
Reprinted from BusinessInsider.com By: Skye Gould and Richard Feloni Your level of job satisfaction may have something to do with how well your role fits your personality. The Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator personality test, which measures preferences like introversion and extroversion, has been part of business culture for decades. Today about 80% of the Fortune 500 and [...]
Why Transportation Agencies Need More Women Engineers
Why Transportation Agencies Need More Women Engineers Reprinted from Governing.com By Daniel C. Vock North Carolina is trying to recruit girls for careers in engineering not only to fill anticipated vacancies but also because hiring more women could make the roads safer. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) is using newspapers, masking tape and [...]
City of Dayton Unveils Paid Parental Leave for Employees
Mayor Nan Whaley, flanked by Keary McCarthy (right) with Innovation Ohio, expectant mother, Liz Brown (center), and other city officials announces the city's new parental leave policy. See the news announcement HERE
In case you hadn’t heard…….Two women make Army Ranger history! YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Reposted from CNN.com By Ray Sanchez and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver made history Friday as the first two women to graduate from the U.S. Army's elite Ranger School. The two received their tabs as part of Ranger Class 08-15 at Fort Benning, Georgia, marking a historic moment in [...]
Is It Time For U.S. to Mandate Paid Family Leave for Private & Public Sectors?
Facebook is at the forefront of a radical workplace shift — and every business in America should take notice...... Graphic Credit: Think Progress Reprinted from Business Insider/Aol.Jobs.com By: Rachel Gillett After his daughter's 5 a.m. feeding during the first few months after she was born, Adam Isserlis would lie back in bed with his newborn child [...]
QOTD: Tell The Negative Committee That Meets Inside Your Head……
If you've ever wondered if you should apply for that big job, the answer is YES! You should! Don't list all the reasons in your head why you aren't right for the job. Instead, make a longer list of all the reasons you would be perfect for the next job!
5 Ways to Prevent Gender Bias and Help Shape Our Daughters Into Strong Female Leaders
Reprinted from MAKERS Team & The Washington Post Are you holding your own daughter back? Here are 5 ways to raise girls to be leaders. Could we be hindering our daughters from becoming strong leaders? According to the Washington Post, new research from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and its Making Caring Common project found [...]
Women in the Holler: Fixing the 13% Problem in Rural Areas
This blog is reprinted in part from ELGL.org blog by Emily Edmonds (web and LinkedIn). Read the full article online at ELGL.org: Although I hate to perpetuate the “backwards country” stereotype of the types of places in which I was born and raised, I felt it was important to bring the rural woman’s perspective to the 13% [...]